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<\/a>McGinnis<\/p><\/div>Dr. Jeffrey Gold departed at the end of January to the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and a search is under way for a permanent dean. The college just finished an exhaustive \u2014 and outstanding \u2014 accreditation visit from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), and academic, clinical and research matters continue apace.<\/P><\/p>\n
Interim Dean Ron McGinnis has no plans for the college to slow down.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t intend to take my foot off the gas. We\u2019re a University on the rise, and it\u2019s important to maintain that momentum,\u201d McGinnis said. \u201cFrom the academic side, we had a great LCME visit \u2014 one of the best ever \u2014 but we\u2019re not going to rest on our laurels.\u201d<\/p>\n
McGinnis is moving forward with plans to modernize the medical curriculum. Broadly speaking, the goal is to integrate more clinical experiences into the first two years of medical school, a time traditionally dedicated to the natural sciences. Similarly, UT is looking to integrate additional basic science education in the clinical experiences that are a standard part of the second two years of medical school.<\/p>\n
\u201cStagnation comes from being satisfied with where you are, and we plan to always be pushing to get better,\u201d McGinnis said.<\/p>\n
UT President Lloyd Jacobs said that even though leadership changes and transitions are a constant at any institution, organizations can\u2019t afford to slow down.<\/p>\n
\u201cRon has proven himself to be an outstanding leader. His history at this University and the universal respect and admiration employees have for him are key in ensuring the College of Medicine continues to grow in quality and prestige as we search for a new permanent dean,\u201d Jacobs said.<\/p>\n
McGinnis\u2019 history dates back almost to the Medical College of Ohio\u2019s founding. He arrived at MCO in 1974 as a member of the fifth medical class.<\/p>\n
\u201cI developed close relationships with the faculty that were here at the time and it was really the friendly, family nature of the organization that attracted me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
After a family medicine residency and 12 years at Toledo Hospital in private practice and as chair of the Department of Family Medicine, McGinnis returned to his alma mater in 1995. <\/p>\n
\u201cI came back to MCO to complete a residency in psychiatry. I\u2019d always had an interest \u2014 my wife is a psychiatrist \u2014 and many of the people I saw in my family medicine clinic had psychological complications,\u201d he said. \u201cAfter my residency completed, I was able to join the faculty.\u201d<\/p>\n
McGinnis imagined a career divided into thirds \u2014 patient care, teaching and administration \u2014 and following Jacobs\u2019 arrival at MCO in 2003, he served as associate dean for clinical affairs and medical director.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome of my proudest moments working at MCO and now UT were working with Dr. Jacobs and Dr. Gold to improve patient safety, access to care and care quality,\u201d McGinnis said. <\/p>\n
In 2010, looking to increase his interaction with students, McGinnis became associate dean of student affairs, a role he held until his appointment by Jacobs to interim dean early this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou think to yourself, \u2018Wow, I was a student, a resident, a faculty member, an administrator, and here I am as a leader of the organization I\u2019ve spent so much of my life in.\u2019 I\u2019m very happy to be an MCO grad and now serve as interim dean,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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